What to Bring
School Year Packing List
Room Supplies
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Bedding for a twin-size bed—pillow, blanket, comforter, 2 sets of sheets and pillowcases
- Towels and washcloths
- Alarm clock
- Soft, collapsible laundry basket
- Shower basket/caddy
- Food storage containers (small and medium-sized plastic tubs with a tight-fitting lid)
- Beige masking tape for hanging artwork on walls. Beige masking tape is the only adhesive permitted - no other tape, tabs, hooks, blue putty, command strips, etc. permitted.
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Sleeping bag (for use on camping trips)
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Personal water bottle for refilling at our bottle refill stations
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Duffle bag
Personal Supplies
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Bathrobe and slippers
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Shower shoes
- Personal water bottle for refilling at our bottle refill stations
- Soap, toothbrush, deodorant, laundry detergent, etc.
- For students who regularly use natural preventative health products such as homeopathic tablets, Arnica rub, Calcium & Magnesium, Emergen-C and Electrolyte products, bring personal supply for self use, to be kept in the student's dorm room.
Perfumes, colognes and excessively scented lotions or sprays are discouraged.
There is a small campus store in the recreation room that stocks some basic supplies.
School Supplies
- Backpack
- Upper School Students - Laptop computer (click here for computer requirements)
- Paper, pens, pencils, notebooks and a calculator
Plan to purchase a dictionary after arriving in order to get guidance from the teacher on an appropriate one.
Basic school supplies are available at the campus store.
Clothes
- School clothes for regular weekdays
- Dressier clothes for Fridays - Students in Form 4 and above
- Rugged and warm clothing for outdoor activities
- For PE classes: comfortable exercise clothes and athletic sneakers (cross trainers/running shoes with good arch support). Jeans or long pants are not allowed for PE.
- Specialized sports clothes, as necessary (skiing, tennis, etc.)
- Raincoat and/or windbreaker
- Hooded parka
- Boots for rain
- Hiking boots
- Warm gloves
Debit or Credit Card
Please do not bring more than $50 cash. For the security of your money, please sign up for either the Greenlight card (U.S. students only) or a debit or credit card from the bank of your choice. We have an ATM on campus should your child need extra cash at any time.
Optional
- Musical instruments
- Laundry Marker
- Helmet (if student will be riding a bicycle or using rollerblades)
- Knee pads and wrist guards (for rollerbladers)
- Wristwatch
- Reading Lamp
- Surge protector
- Small iron and ironing board
- Small fan
- Rain Boots
- Hiking shoes
- Warm Gloves
- Umbrella
- Specialized athletic equipment (soccer cleats, ski gear, tennis racket, etc.)
- Small containers for organizing personal belongings on shelves
Items Not Allowed
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Pets
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Televisions/monitors/game stations
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Motorcycles, electric scooters and bicycles
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Firearms, knives or dangerous weapons
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Air conditioning units (window or floor models)
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High wattage or cooking appliances (hot plates, rice cookers, etc.)
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Room heaters without an automatic shut-off feature in place if they tip or fall over
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“Command” hooks or any type of mounting/attaching hooks for dorm rooms
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LED light strips or any lights with sticky backs/strips to attach directly to walls/other surfaces
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Hazardous explosives or flammables (candles, incense, propane, etc.)
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Pornography
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Laser pointers